Emergency Veterinarian

Job Description

Introduction
Our client is a veterinary hospital hiring an Emergency Veterinarian. The practice provides comprehensive emergency, general practice, and advanced care services within a modern, recently remodeled facility designed to support high-acuity medicine and client comfort. This role offers the opportunity to practice emergency medicine with access to advanced technology, specialty collaboration, and a strong clinical support structure. The position is open to both experienced emergency veterinarians and new graduates, with dedicated mentorship available.

Working Hours / Rota
The hospital operates Monday and Tuesday from 9:00am to 8:00pm, Wednesday from 8:00am to 8:00pm, Thursday from 9:00am to 8:00pm, Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm, and Saturday from 9:00am to 2:00pm, with the hospital closed on Sundays. The role is available on either a full-time or part-time basis.

Role Description and Responsibilities
The Emergency Veterinarian will be responsible for managing urgent and emergent cases, including triage, stabilization, diagnostics, and treatment planning. Clinical responsibilities include emergency and critical care, anesthesia, pain management, emergency surgery, hospitalization, intensive care, and euthanasia services when required. The role also involves collaborating closely with general practice and specialty teams, utilizing advanced diagnostic imaging and monitoring equipment, and delivering clear, compassionate communication to clients. This position is open to both experienced veterinarians and new graduates, with structured mentorship and clinical support available.

Practice Details
The hospital operates from a recently remodeled facility featuring twelve exam rooms, three surgical suites, updated treatment areas, ICU wards, and a modern waiting room. Diagnostic and treatment capabilities include digital radiography, digital dental radiography, a GE Logiq ultrasound, endoscopic equipment, Snyder ICU units, Covidien cautery units, isoflurane anesthesia, and advanced anesthesia monitoring. Facilities include an in-house laboratory, in-house pharmacy, in-house endoscopy, an in-office surgical suite, intensive care unit, isolation ward, oxygen and transfusion therapy, and hospitalization areas. Specialty services include surgery, critical care, internal medicine, cardiac ultrasound, ophthalmology, and advanced diagnostic imaging. The hospital is American Animal Hospital Association accredited and has been serving its local community since 1949.

Team
The clinical team consists of seven DVMs supported by a fantastic and experienced support team. The environment is collaborative and mentoring-focused, with strong interdisciplinary support to ensure high standards of emergency and critical care medicine.

Candidate Requirements 

• Must hold the relevant degree(s) and additional qualifications to work as a veterinarian in the United States of America (USA)
• Must hold, be in the process of, or be able to obtain, a state license for the state they are applying to work in
• Must have the right to work in the United States of America (USA), or be able to obtain the required visa to do so

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